title: The man who could not see what he could not eat.
abstract: A 55-year-old Hispanic man born in New Mexico presented with progressively worsening bilateral upper eyelid ptosis and dysphagia. External levator advancement 5 years before did not improve his ptosis. A thorough systemic workup for myasthenia gravis was negative, but electromyography suggested a myopathic process. Molecular genetic testing was positive for oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.forename: Sang-Rog
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Allen B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Jason J S
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: Hannah R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Briemberg
authors.forename: Don O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kikkawa
authors.forename: Jason J S
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: Hannah R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Briemberg
authors.forename: Don O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kikkawa
mesh_terms: D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D039141:Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D039102:Poly(A)-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D039102:Poly(A)-Binding Proteins